Shepherd's pie

I call this cottage pie, as it is made with beef, but most everyone I know refers to it as Shepherd's pie.

1 lb ground beef

1 onion chopped

1 can peas

2 carrots, diced

1 pkg gravy mix 

4 cups mashed potatoes  (used the Instant potatoes)

1 cup shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 350

Cook the beef in a skillet until browned, add onion and carrot and cook until onions translucent.  Stir in peas. (My skillet is huge, so I can mix it all in that, but if your is not, transfer everything into a bowl that will hold all) Mix gravy with one cup of water.  Stir in to meat/vegetable mixture.  

Grease a 9x13 pan.  Pour meat/vegetable mixture into pan.  Top with mashed potatoes and then sprinkle with cheese.  Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

Meatloaf

This is my husband's favorite meatloaf, and that is saying something since he always said he didn't like meatloaf!

I admit I didn't get any post cooking pictures....but here's with ketchup on top:

1 lb. ground beef

1 lb. sausage

1 chopped apple

1/2 onion, chopped

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

Smoosh that all together with your hands, then put in a baking dish (mine is 9x13) shaping it into a loaf.  If you'd like, squeeze ketchup on top, how ever much you'd like, we like a lot.

Bake at 350 for one hour.  and then another half hour, if you cut it in half and find it not fully cooked through.  

Even my 3 yr old picky eater loves this.